Construction will begin soon on a Veterans Memorial building that will be located adjacent to the Blanding Visitor Center.

The memorial is a project of the City of Blanding. Appropriately, it is set to be dedicated on Memorial Day in May, 2013.

The Veterans Memorial is designed to honor military and law enforcement veterans that are affiliated with San Juan County.

The memorial building will feature photographs of those who were combat deaths. In addition, a book will profile those who served, including those killed in the service, Purple Heart recipients and Prisoners of War.

Organizers ask for community help to locate information and photographs, of the Veterans featured in the memorial.

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